Curated OER
Rhombi
Students examine the rhombi or diamond shape and compare it to the square. Students are challenged to create as many flat rhombus shapes as possible and develop a definition for the rhombus shape in 20 minutes while working in teams of...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Making Conjectures About Quadrilaterals
Given examples of quadrilaterals and their component parts, the student will use explorations and concrete models to prove a quadrilateral is a parallelogram, rectangle, square, or rhombus using opposite sides, opposite angles, or...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Quadrilateral Exercises
Twenty-four problems cover the topic of working with quadrilaterals in different settings. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click the "View...
That Quiz
That Quiz: Math: Shapes Quiz
Given a shape, students select from four options the name of the shape. These include more than the basic shapes, such as hexagon, pentagon, parallelogram, and rhombus.
That Quiz
That Quiz: Practice Test: Shapes
This resource provides a practice geometry quiz for students to use.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: Cutting Corners
Students will use their knowledge of plane figure attributes to create and view shapes by cutting and rotating shapes to stimulate discussions on names and attributes of various shapes they do not regularly encounter.
Cuemath
Cuemath: Quadrilaterals
Explore the world of quadrilaterals and their properties. Find answers to questions like what are quadrilaterals, how they are formed, easy ways to identify them, and commonly seen quadrilaterals around us.
Cuemath
Cuemath: Equilateral
Learn all about the basic properties of equilateral. This lesson targets the meaning of equilateral, shows how to construct equilateral shapes, explores some of the equilateral shapes and properties, and how to apply them while solving...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Russian Toy Store: 2 D Shapes
Mattie and her four sisters are visiting a toy store. Can you help them find different shapes in the toy store?
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Skateboarding
In this video segment from Cyberchase, Bianca injures her ankle while skateboarding and is confined to her bed. She has trouble reaching a few objects from her bed until her friend gives her a device made up of collapsible...
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Rhombus
This math site explains properties of the rhombus, gives a visual aid to help with the formula given for it's area.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Squares
MathWorld provides multiple definitions and formulas for the mathematical term, square.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Investigating Properties of Kites
In this activity, students construct kites and investigate their properties. They also relate the properties to squares and rhombi.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Discovering Properties of Parallelograms, Kites & Trapazoids
This activity allows the teacher to cover the properties of a parallelogram, rectangle, rhombus, square, kite, and trapezoid in two days (90 min. block scheduling) Using a group setting students discover these properties using the Cabri...
The Math League
The Math League: Figures and Polygons
This site provides definitions of different types of polygons and figures.
Beacon Learning Center
Beacon Learning Center: Quad Squad
This interactive lesson investigates quadrilaterals and provides students with an opportunity to practice describing their attributes.
Math Open Reference
Math Open Reference: Quadrilaterals
A complete reference guide to quadrilaterals including squares, rectangles, parallelograms, trapezoids, and rhombus. It provides definitions and interactive activities that enhance further explanation.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Mathematics: Online Study Tools: Self Check Quiz on Quadrilaterals
The online assessment demonstrates knowledge of concepts utilized in Geometry. The multiple choice questions test students on quadrilaterals. Topics include rhombus, parallelogram, and interior angles.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Coordinate Geometry of Rhombi
This lesson will demonstrate how to use slope, midpoint, and distance formulas to determine from the coordinates of the vertices if a quadrilateral is a rhombus in a coordinate plane.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Identifying Ellipses and Polygons
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video and then attempt practice problems on identifying ellipses and polygons.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Identifying Polygons and Ellipses
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] For this learning module, students are asked to look at images and identify ellipses and different types of polygons. Includes video demonstrating a sample problem...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Graphing Calculator Practice Problems: Quadrilaterals
Practice using your graphing calculator for constructing a parallelogram, a rhombus, a kite, a trapezoid, an isosceles trapezoid, a rectangle, and a square. If you get stumped or if you would like to check your work, then select the View...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Area and Perimeter of Rhombuses and Kites
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This concept teaches students to calculate the area and perimeter of rhombuses and kites. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Parallelogram Classification
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will use the classify different shapes by changing the points on the given shape. Click learn more to watch a video and click challenge me to answer a practice question.